TEXAS 27 FILM VAULT

Randy Clower (right) with co-host Richard Malmos as “Film Vault Technicians First Class” on The Texas 27 Film Vault

Before MST3K there was THE TEXAS 27 FILM VAULT! Before Joel and Mike lovers of bad movies had Randy and Richard! Before Pearl there was Laurie Savino! Before Devil Dogs, Observers and Deep 13 there came Cellumites, giant rats and Level 31!

In the mid 1980’s a two and a half hour-long program called The Texas 27 Film Vault was the show to watch for wry mockery of Golden Turkeys preceded by episodes of vintage Republic Serials like Radar Men From The Moon and Canadian Mounties vs Atomic Invaders.

Because some people apparently weren’t making the connection that 1985-1987 came BEFORE November of 1988 and they would email me saying it looked like Randy and Richard imitated MST3K. That’s impossible since their show came first.

You Misties have a very hard time understanding calendars, don’t you? The Texas 27 Film Vault debuted February 9th, 1985. Mystery Science Theater 3000 debuted Thanksgiving Day of 1988. Now tell me how Randy and Richard could possibly have imitated MST3K when their show started years earlier.

Since THE TEXAS 27 FILM VAULT and MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 were shows with kindred spirits have you heard about the online Turkey Day marathon Joel Hodgson is doing? He will show 6 episodes of MST3K for Thanksgiving Day.